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Foundation Forward was an interesting Podcast project invited by the Anglican Foundation of Canada, and conceived by then-Executive Director Canon Judy Rois. It was an 11-episode exploration of the subject of Generosity featuring authors, activists, clergy and community guests from across Canada having some special perspective on the topic, and culminating with a special episode featuring children from across Canada for International Children’s Day. The Podcast has since been removed from the Anglican Foundation of Canada website, but it may still be found on Spotify, Soundcloud, and other podcast platforms.

EPISODE LIST

1. Rev Canon Judy Rois – Executive Director of the Foundation, Judy talks about her own relationship with generosity and recent AFC funded projects..
2. Rev Brian Pearson – Writer, musician, public speaker and former Incumbent of St Stephen’s Anglican Church in Calgary, Alberta talks about the ambitious renovation/expansion project happen financially and socially at that church.
3. Rev Douglas Graydon, a retired Toronto medical and hospice Chaplain, has throughout his career escaped the pressures and stress of ministry by visiting empty churches. In honour of October Spiritual Care month and International Hospice and Palliative Care Day, we spoke to him in a pandemic-shut church about the generosity locked up in each one of us – and what is often the key, gratitude.
4. Michelle Hauser is a Napanee, Ontario-based writer and communications professional who sees a remarkable connection between the generous spirit we benefit so greatly from expressing, and the uncooked pizza that led one of her children to release it.
5. Lawrence Scanlan, writer and activist’s book “A Year of Living Generously: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Philanthropy” debuted in 2010 – but first he spent twelve months giving his time to twelve different community and development projects from Ontario to Louisiana to Senegal. On the tenth anniversary of his book he shares with us what he learned.
6. Michael Coren – the Toronto writer, career broadcast journalist and Anglican Deacon’s most recent books tackle subjects like inclusion and grace – not ideas universally attached to his name a decade ago. From the garden of Toronto’s Church of St Martin-in-the-Field he tells us about his journey to ordination, and the role generosity played.
7. Generosity – The Word – The 18th century French philosopher François-Marie Arouet, who you might know as ‘Voltaire’ wrote, “If you wish to converse with me, define your terms.” This frigid February Foundation Forward Host Christopher Dawes just that – breaks with the show’s usual pattern of an invited guest and stepping back to have a close look at the actual word generosity.
8. Rev Barry Foster, an Anglican Priest now serving the Diocese of British Columbia as its Executive Officer, The Reverend Barry Foster’s ministry has taken him far and wide bearing the generosity and support of his bishop and their Diocese to the ministries of local churches… but more often he found himself going home the richer for the gifts he received along the way.
9. Linda Wollschlaeger-Fischer, Manager of Counselling and Bereavement Services for BC’s Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, provides us a rare and thoughtful glimpse inside the world of difficulty and beauty of families with children and teens facing life-threatening disease and illness.
10. Danielle Griffin – in honour of International Face Equality Week Danielle Griffin, Executive Director of AboutFace, a charity serving Canada’s facial difference community shares yet another take on generosity we hadn’t seen before… generosity of story.
11. Generosity – Children’s Episode – In honour of International Children’s Day our extended season finale is based on Judy Rois’ 3rd children’s book “Generous People are Everywhere,” and features thoughts on generosity submitted by kids from across Canada. The Anglican Foundation’s “Say Yes! to Kids” campaign supporting post-pandemic programs for children, teens and young adults ran throughout the month of June 2021, and has been renewed several years since.